Lkie out REFINED necklace, but with no custom sterling silver clasp. This necklace is SO MEANINGFUL to us. Each one of you girls is a PEARL that is being shaped and REFINED into a beautiful PEARL of GREAT VALUE. Remember how the pearl is formed? When a simple grain of sand enters into the living membrane of an oyster it causes the oyster fits of irritation. The oyster's reaction is to continually coat it and over time, the grain of sand eventually turns into a pearl. The Latin word for pearl literally means 'unique' attesting to the fact that no two pearls are identical. We are like the grain of sand when we come to God. He takes us as we are and even through the irritations we encounter on our journey he coats us with his grace and refines us into something of beauty that reflects his love to the world.